Retail gant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) opens stores in more small Chinese cities. It saw four stores in the market, spreading in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, Puer, Yunan Province, and Huizhou, Guangdong ...
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Kao Corp. (4452.T), the biggest maker of toiletries in Japan, has been laid far behind by US consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) in the Chinese mainland. It entered the market in August 1993, but always suffered a loss-making ...
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We wrap up this series of reports on Better Sleep Council research with this fascinating question: Can people train themselves to get by on less sleep? It turns out that fully 40% of consumers think that is the case, while 33% say they ...
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Jeen International Corporation, a leading global supplier and manufacturer of specialty ingredients, has announced the introduction of an alternative preservative product, Jeecide MCA-1. Sponsored Links Acute Pain Management Training ...
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Mattress industry veteran Normand Ricard has taken back the company he founded almost 40 years ago, having acquired what is now known as Rev Sleep Corp. from Bedford Capital, a private equity firm based here. The terms of the deal, which ...
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An Alabama bedding producer whose factory was destroyed by fire in April has decided to move its business to this Lee County town just south of Tupelo. Mississippi state officials said Posturecraft Mattress Co. will invest about $1.75 ...
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Two congressmen have introduced bipartisan legislation that would require the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to write a regulation covering sleep disorders, rather than issue a guidance as it is planning to do. Reps. Larry ...
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California lawmakers gave final passage Thursday to a bill to create a mattress recycling program, sending the measure to the governor's desk for review. The California State Senate voted 31-8 to approve SB254, authored by Sens. Loni ...
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Cushioning products producer Carpenter Co. is teaming with the Mayo Clinic on a new sleep health initiative. SleepBetter.org, Carpenter's sleep tips and information website, will add a microsite to host information on the latest in ...
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The California State Assembly voted Wednesday to approve a mattress recycling bill supported by the International Sleep Products Assn. on a 63-10 bipartisan vote. SB 254 cleared a number of legislative hurdles in recent weeks and passed ...
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The new luxury division of Carolina Mattress Guild will operate under the banner of Scott & DuVal and will introduce high-end beds at next month's High Point Market, the company announced. The new division represents a partnership between ...
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Specialty bedding producer Dormeo Octaspring is offering a new Range Rover as a prize for a contest that aims to "drive" consumers into retail doors across the country. Launched on Labor Day, the contest calls for participants to create ...
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DKSH has expanded its presence in Europe, joining the FECC (European Association of Chemical Distributors) and several new distribution agreements. Last year, DKSH acquired the Swiss specialty chemicals distributor Staerkle & Nagler to ...
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With representatives from 25 countries already confirmed to date, visitors to the second edition of Malm?'s healthy living trade event – Natural Products Scandinavia, taking place on 20-21 October in Sweden, will benefit from the ...
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Recently trademarked by Presperse, a global supplier of raw materials and advanced technologies for the cosmetic industry, the term Skinflamm-Aging refers to the result of a complex combination of processes resulting in thin, dull, uneven ...
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